Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Environmental Requirements
This
web
page
provides
links to information
on
air,
water
and
waste
environmental
requirements
administered
by
the
Colorado
Department
of
Public
Health
and
Environment
that
affect
oil
and
gas
exploration
and
production
(E&P)
condensate
tanks
and
tank
batteries
in
Colorado.
Air
Requirements
Best
Management
Practices
for
Reducing
Air
Emissions
Water
Requirements
The
Water
Quality
Control
Division
(WQCD)
issues
stormwater
discharge
permits
for
oil
and
gas
facilities.
Hazardous
and
Solid
Waste
Requirements
The
Hazardous
Materials
and
Waste
Management
Division
administers
hazardous
and
solid
waste
requirements
affecting
oil
and
gas
facilities.
Other
Requirements
The
Colorado
Oil
and
Gas
Commission
(COGCC)
regulates
the
oil
and
gas
drilling
and
production
industry
in
Colorado.
The
COGCC
issues
permits
for
the
drilling
and
operation
of
oil
and
gas
wells,
and
enforces
rules
and
regulations
for
the
spacing
of
wells,
well
bore
construction,
and
well
site
reclamation.
Rules
are
also
enforced
for
the
abandonment
of
wells
and
for
the
treatment
and
disposal
of
oil
and
gas
exploration
and
production
waste.
Oil and Gas Listserve
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Stationary
Sources
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Air
Pollution
Control
Division
Suggestions
and
comments
regarding
the
Air
Quality
Control
Division
can
be
forwarded
to
comments.apcd@state.co.us
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